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How to say I'm heading home (before you)
in Thai
กลับก่อนนะ
glàp gàawn ná
I'm heading home (before you)
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
Said when leaving the office while others stay. ก่อน makes it polite.
- Where
- work
- Register
- polite
The culture behind it
CULTURE
พี่ and น้อง at the office
Words inside it
From the same situation: Work and LINE chat
- ห้องประชุมmeeting room
- ติดประชุมto be stuck in a meeting
- เจ้านายboss, employer
- ทีมteam
- ตำแหน่งposition, job title; location
- คอมcomputer
- โน้ตบุ๊กlaptop
- ปริ้นto print
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